Borneo

See also: borneo, Bornéo, and Borneó

English

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. A Pacific island shared by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia; the world’s third largest island.

Meronyms

Holonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Borneo n (related adjective bornejský)

  1. Borneo

Declension

Further reading

  • Borneo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Borneo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese?”)

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.neːˌjoː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

Proper noun

Borneo

Borneo n

  1. Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
  2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Borneoos

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Borneo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈborneo/, [ˈbo̞rne̞o̞]
  • Rhymes: -orneo
  • Syllabification(key): Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Declension

in Borneo = Borneolla

Inflection of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative Borneo —
genitive Borneon —
partitive Borneota —
illative Borneoon —
singular plural
nominative Borneo —
accusative nom. Borneo —
gen. Borneon
genitive Borneon —
partitive Borneota —
inessive Borneossa —
elative Borneosta —
illative Borneoon —
adessive Borneolla —
ablative Borneolta —
allative Borneolle —
essive Borneona —
translative Borneoksi —
abessive Borneotta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Borneoni —
accusative nom. Borneoni —
gen. Borneoni
genitive Borneoni —
partitive Borneotani —
inessive Borneossani —
elative Borneostani —
illative Borneooni —
adessive Borneollani —
ablative Borneoltani —
allative Borneolleni —
essive Borneonani —
translative Borneokseni —
abessive Borneottani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Borneosi —
accusative nom. Borneosi —
gen. Borneosi
genitive Borneosi —
partitive Borneotasi —
inessive Borneossasi —
elative Borneostasi —
illative Borneoosi —
adessive Borneollasi —
ablative Borneoltasi —
allative Borneollesi —
essive Borneonasi —
translative Borneoksesi —
abessive Borneottasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Borneomme —
accusative nom. Borneomme —
gen. Borneomme
genitive Borneomme —
partitive Borneotamme —
inessive Borneossamme —
elative Borneostamme —
illative Borneoomme —
adessive Borneollamme —
ablative Borneoltamme —
allative Borneollemme —
essive Borneonamme —
translative Borneoksemme —
abessive Borneottamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Borneonne —
accusative nom. Borneonne —
gen. Borneonne
genitive Borneonne —
partitive Borneotanne —
inessive Borneossanne —
elative Borneostanne —
illative Borneoonne —
adessive Borneollanne —
ablative Borneoltanne —
allative Borneollenne —
essive Borneonanne —
translative Borneoksenne —
abessive Borneottanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Borneonsa —
accusative nom. Borneonsa —
gen. Borneonsa
genitive Borneonsa —
partitive Borneotaan
Borneotansa
—
inessive Borneossaan
Borneossansa
—
elative Borneostaan
Borneostansa
—
illative Borneoonsa —
adessive Borneollaan
Borneollansa
—
ablative Borneoltaan
Borneoltansa
—
allative Borneolleen
Borneollensa
—
essive Borneonaan
Borneonansa
—
translative Borneokseen
Borneoksensa
—
abessive Borneottaan
Borneottansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

Malagasy

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Malay

Proper noun

Borneo (Jawi spelling بورنيو)

  1. Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Polish

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɔ
  • Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo n (indeclinable)

  1. Borneo (a large island in Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

Derived terms

adjective
  • borneański

Further reading

  • Borneo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Borneo f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Bornéu

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔrɲeɔ]

Proper noun

Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

References

  • “Borneo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo ?

  1. Borneo
    Synonym: (obsolete) Borney

Derived terms

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